Steppe birch mouse
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Steppe birch mouse ( Sicista subtilis ) |
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The steppe birch mouse ( Sicista subtilis ), also known as the striped mouse, is a species of birch mouse and as such a rodent .
External features
The prominent feature is the dark eel line on the back, which is delimited by a lightened narrow zone on both sides. The striped mouse reaches a head-trunk length of 56 to 72 mm, a tail length of 110 to 130% of the head-trunk length. The basic color is gray-brown.
distribution
The steppe birch mouse is found on the Balkan Peninsula , in Ukraine and in southern Russia .
behavior
The striped mouse is a pronounced steppe inhabitant . She puts her summer nest underground and she hibernates .
literature
- David Macdonald (Ed.): The Great Encyclopedia of Mammals. Könemann Verlag in the Tandem-Verlag-GmbH, Königswinter 2004, ISBN 3-8331-1006-6 .
- Detlef Schilling, Detlef Singer, Helmut Diller: Mammals. 181 species of Europe (= BLV determination book. Vol. 34). BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich et al. 1983, ISBN 3-405-12846-3 .
Web links
- Sicista subtilis on the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN 203.1. Posted by: Kryštufek, B., Zagorodnyuk, I. & Amori, G., 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2013.